The worker Individual differences Maximum well being
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Personnel departments were created to deal with: Drastic changes in technology Organizational growth The rise of unions Government intervention Employee-management conflict
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Concerns about productivity Organizational downsizing and redesign
Increasingly diverse workforce Competitive need to use all organizational resources
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The Hawthorne studies (1924 to 1933): Determine the effect of illumination on workers and output Pointed out the importance of social interaction on output and satisfaction
